Comedy, Alcohol, Trauma and Games: Fun and Discussion at University, and Becky Helps Some People Overcome Problems Including Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (Becky Bexley the Child Genius Book 4)

Reviewed By  Janet Mawdesley       October 23, 2023

 

Author  Diana Holbourn

Distributor:      Amazon
ISBN:                 978-1739180997
Publisher:         Windy Seaside Publishing
Release Date:   September 2023  

Website:    https://www.amazon.com 

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The Becky Bexley series of books has reached book four Comedy, Alcohol, Trauma and Games and is once again full of very excellent social advice for the tween and teen aged readers, that perhaps they would not take from anyone other than Becky Bexley Child Genius.

Fans of the series will appreciate that over the past year at University she has made some very good friends and they enjoy spending a considerable amount of time together solving issues, having fun and trying to help each other.

On this day the weather was particularly terrible and they all got together to simple chat and have a lot of fun, doing what teens do, chatting and laughing at the many silly, funny and serious thigs in their lives which leads on to the other issues Diana Holbourn has chosen to highlight in book four.

Comedy sees Becky taking to the stage and doing so well she is invited back to the Comedy Club for another gig, which leads onto the issue of Alcohol and the serious downside to thinking it is good for you. This is an area discussed in great detail by Becky and her friends, as they look at the right and wrong aspect of consuming far too much.

Stress is something that is a rising concern throughout society. This is talked about in several scenarios which help put the cause, and many helpful ways of going about coping with stress, in a very comfortable, acceptable manner.

Trauma is investigated in a very positive a manner, with the examples used being vastly different; Wheelchair Rugby, Disabled Running, and discovering that there is always someone worse off than you are just a few. 

Games create fun and fun helps with stress and friendship, and when Becky and her friends create a card game they think will be a huge success, they set about organising a really excellent event for Charity which raises a huge amount of money and everyone there went home feeling terrific, which brings book four to a happy, upbeat conclusion.

As there tends to be a huge amount of information presented in each of the topics, the book is perhaps best read and understood in smaller segments as the word flow tends to be somewhat overwhelming at times.

Perhaps there will be a book five, that is yet to be discovered, but if not, the information that has been presented to the 12 to 18-year age range in a non-aggressive manner over the four books, certainly makes the series well worthwhile.